Trunk-lock.



No. 810,147. 1 PATENTED JAN. 16, 1 906. JLA, HORNE. TRUNK LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.28,1905.

1 jQVEA TOR tm'ney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. HORNE, OF STAMFORD, OONNE lTlOUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE & TOWNEMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF STAMFORD, OON

NEOTICUT.

TRUNK-LOCK.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1905. Serial No 247,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH A. HORNE, of Stamford, in the county ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trunk-Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in trunk-locks, the object beingto provide a combined lock and hasp, the hasp and the lock being soarranged and combined that the hasp protects the look from all strainsin handling.

A further object is to so house the hasp that all lateral strainsthereon are borne by the body of the hasp instead of by its pintles.

With these ends in view my invention conslsts in the parts andcombinations of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation ofmy improved lock. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the two sections ofthe lock separated. Fig. 3 is a View in longitudinal section throughFig. 1.; and Fig. 4 1s a view in plan of the socket member of the lock,showing the hasp in section.

1 represents the socket member of the lock provided with rivet or boltholes 2 for its attachment to the body if a trunk, box, or otherreceptacle to which the lock is to be ap plied, and 3 is the dowelmember, also provided with rivet or bolt holes 4 for its attachment tothe cover of the trunk or other article, the two members being solocated with relation to the meeting edge of the cover and body of thetrunk and to each other that when the cover is closed the dowels 5 onmember 3 will enter sockets 6 on member 1 and the slotted dowel or bolt7 on member 3.

will enter the opening 8 in lock-casing 9.

The front face of socket member 1 is re cessed centrally or providedwith a depressed seat at its upper edge to receive the lockcas ing 9.This casing is secured at its side edges to member 1 by riveting in theusual manner and is provided at its lower edge with a depressed flange10, which rests in a seat formed y a rib 11, integral with member 1, thesaid rib being curved to conform to the contour of the flange 10, so asto support and brace the latter. The flange is secured by rivets to themember 1.

The lock carried by the casing 9 may be of any preferred constructionprovided with a locking bolt or member actuated by a key to engage theslotted dowel 7, and thus lock the two members together.

Pivotally mounted on member 1 is the hasp 12. This hasp has a cross bar13, which passes through the sides of the lock-casing 9 and is engagedby a spring in the usual man nor for normally holding the hasp in itsclosed position. The hasp 12 is therefore secured in position by thelock-case, and its side members rest within the recess or housing formedby the lock-case and the side walls 15 of the recess in which thelock-case is seated. This housing shields and protects the hasp when thelatter is in its closed position, and the side walls of the recess inmember 1 prevent any lateral deflection of the hasp, and consequentlytake all the lateral strains to which the hasp is subjected, thusrelieving the hasppintle or cross-bar and the lock-case carrying samefrom practically all lateral strains. The upper end of the hasp iscurved or rounded, and when the hasp is closed this upper end restswithin a recess in the dowel member 3 and over the keeper 14, formedintegral with said member.

With a combined hasp and lock constructed as above described the lock isprotected by the hasp from all the strains to which the lock issubjected in the handling of the trunk, and in addition a trunk providedwith sucha looking and fastening device can be manufactured moreeconomically than a trunk provided with a lock and independent hasps.

7 It is evident that many slight changes might be made in the relativearrangement of parts shown and described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understood thatI do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein shown anddescribed; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I olaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a combined hasp and lock, the combination with a member having alock thereon, and side walls or bearings on opposite sides of the lock,and a hasp pivotally sup ported by the lock-case, and supported laterally by said side walls, of a member having a dowel to enter the lockand be engaged by the locking mechanism of the latter, and pro- 1xl idedwith a keeper to be engaged by the asp.

2. In a combined hasp and lock, the combination with a member carrying alock and hasp, and having walls forming lateral supports for the haspwhen the latter is closed, of a second member having a dowel to enterthe lock-casing and be engaged by the lock, ing mechanism of the latter,and a keeper to be engaged by the hasp.

3. In a combined hasp and lock the combination with a member carrying alock and a pivoted hasp, and provided with a recessed seat for thelatter, of a second member having a dowel to enter the lock-casing andbe engaged by the locking mechanism of the latter, and a keeper to beengaged by the hasp.

4. In a combined hasp and look the combination with a member having alock and a hasp, of a second member having a dowel to enter the lock andbe engaged by the locking mechanism of the latter, side dowels enteringseats in said first-mentioned member, and a keeper to be engaged by thehasp.

I 5. In a combined hasp and lock, the combination with a member having alock thereon, and a hasp operating independently of the lock andpivotally supported by said member, of a second member having a dowel toenter the lock and be engaged by the looking mechanism of the latter,and provided with a keeper to be engaged by the hasp.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH A. HORNE. Witnesses:

SOHUYLER MERRITT, PATRICK KEEFFE.

